Container for music rolls and the like



. c. s. BURTON 1 CQNTAINER FOR MUSIC ROLLS AND THE LIKE Original FiledAug. 9. 1920 WWW *2. IIIIIIIIlIIIII/lllllllllflIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1 VENTO'R 7a S 1 21Time/v5 1 5 Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

CHARLES S. BURTON, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

CONTAINER FOR MUSIC ROLLS AND TI-IE LIKE.

Application filed August 9, 1920, Serial No. 402,275. Renewed AugustlG,1923. v

and to permit also the withdrawal of the" container from the pile whenso desired, instead of withdrawing the contents from the container. Itconsistsin the elements and features of construction shown anddescribed, as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a container embodyingthis invention, showing a music roll contained therein.

a Figure 2 is a similar view showing the closure withdrawn for removingthe conin tents, and the music roll therein partly expelled prior to itsremoval by hand.

Figure 3 a horizontal longitudinal section. showing the container closedand the roll therein.

Figure 4 is a detail section of the lower forward corner of the devicewith parts in closed position, but with the catch released and theclosure not yet withdrawn. 1

Figures 5 and 6 are plan views of the two members;

Figure 7 is a section at the line, 7-7, on Figure 5.

In the structure shown in the drawings, 1 represents a tubular containerhaving a closed end and an open end. 2 is the closure for the open endadapted to telescope thereinto and being open-topped for withdrawalofthe contents fromthe container when the closure has been firstwithdrawn and tilted to a position shown in Figure 2. 3 is a check strapfor limiting the withdrawal of the closure from the container, the sameconsisting-of flexible material lying upon the inner or upper side ofthe bottom of the closure and container respectively, and having itsends secured to saidparts respectively by being threaded downthroughslits, as at 1 and 22in the container and closure respectively, andfolded back and glued down upon the under side ofthe bottom of saidparts respectively, as seen at 3 and 3 in respect to the closure andcontainer respectively; The length of the check strap is such as toprevent the closure from being withdrawn farther than so that the rearedge of the bottom, 2, of said closure still remains lodged upon theforward corner of the bottom, 1*, of the outer member, 1, of thecontainer. 4 is aspring positioned against the rear closed end of theouter member, 1,

of the container for yieldingly thrusting the I roll, 5, forward forexpelling it to a pos1- tion at" which its forward end maynbe taken holdof by the user for completely withdrawing it, as seen in Figure 2. 6 and7 are two members of the catch device for engaging the closure, 2, withthe outer member, 1,

-of the container at closed roll-containing position. {The catch member,7, is a thin metal plate secured preferably nearits rear edge upon theunder side of the bottom, 1 of the outer member, 1, of the container,

having its forward edge provided with a slight recess or notch, 6occupying only a portion of the-width of said forward edge, and leavingprojecting the remaining portion of said edge as seen at 6 ,f0r thepurpose of engagement with the engaging lip of the catch member, 7. Saidcatch member, 7, is made of a piece of sheet material preferably of suchlength that itsends may be folded up at 7 and so that when said ends arethus up bent, it fits snugly in the open end of the container member, 1,said up-bent ends reinforcing the corner bearing against the verticalsides of said container member, 1, affording means of securing the catchmember, 7, firmly. to the container as indicated by the rivet eyelets,8. For the purpose of rendering this catch member rigid,that is, so thatit willbe prevented from springing up between the ends, and so that itwill thus reinforce the stiffness of the bottom of the containermember,.1, and

also to form a catch lip for it, the strip of which it is made isslitted transversely from the three slits the forward edge of saidvfolded and wrapped central portion, 7 projecting beyond the firstmentioned. fold so as to overhang a short distance as seen at 7 toconstitutea, lip for the engagement of the projections, 6 6 of the catchmember, 6. Preferably said catch member, 6, is of spring material andnormally bent or sprung so as to have the form seen in Figure 2 with itsforward edge with the engaging projections, 6*, extending off below thebottom of the closure member, 2, but adaptedrto be sprung up by properpressure properly drawing the container from the pile, as hereinafterexplained, there is provided a lug strap, 9, secured back of the forwardengaging edge of the catch member, 6, as may be done" conveniently bythe same rivet eyeis let. 9, which secures said catch member, 6,

to the closure bottom, and extending thence forward along undersaidcatch member, 6, and up through the recess or notch at 6 and past thelower forward corner of the closure so as to protrude for engagement bythe fingers of the operator for withdrawal of the container from thepile, and also for disengaging the said catch member, 6, from the catchmember, 7, as will now be explained.

When the music roll is contained in the container as seen in Figure 1and the user desiresto get it for use, he will press with his thumbagainst the forward end of the closure at the lower part thereof,thereby forcing back the closure sufficiently to disengage the engagedlip, 6 and 7, of the catch member, which will be understood as beingheld in secure engagement by the forward thrust of the spring, 4,operating against the roll, 5, the latter pressing againstthe forwardend of the closure. Si-

multaneously with thus pressing rearwardly with the thumb, the operatorwill engage the lug strap, 9, between thumb and finger and liftslightly, thereby first, by means of said lug, holding the catch member,6, up so that if it is a spring, as shown, it will not remain down onthe bottom of the container member, 1, as seenvin Figure 1, while theclosure is being lifted a slight amount which it can be lifted by reasonof its height being less than the interior height. of the'outer momber,1,-asindicated by the crevice shown at 10 in Figure 1, and, secondly,lifting the closure itself to take up the amount of clearance shown atthe crevice, 10. Upon this lifting, the spring, 4, reacting to thrustthe roll against the forward end of the closure, tends to thrust theclosure forward, and the operator yielding to the pressure which histhumb will feel, and releasing the closure the roll will be protruded,and the closure will be tilted down as seen in Figure 2-, whereupon hemay withdraw theroll cons pletely; When the catch member, 6, is a springas shown, the operation as above described causes the lug strap, 9, totend to draw the free end of said catch member, 6, up toward the underside of the closure; and it is possible to construct the device withsaid catch member with a spring of such tension that it-may be thuspulled up flat against'the under side of the closure so as to permit theclosure to be thrust out by the reaction of the spring, 4, withoutregard to the loose lit of theclosure in the outer member, 1, indicatedby the crevice, 10, and even though parts may be so closely fitted thatno such crevice may appear. 7 7

It will be understood from the foregoing truded down at open posit-ionas shown at Figure 2, the operator upon swinging the closure up tohorizontal position and pushing it inward will thrust the roll backandthe catch member, 6, will be re-engaged with the catch Vmember, 7,automatically, even though the catch member, 6, is not a spring, butsomewhat more readily and surely if itis a spring as described. lVhenthis catch member is not a spring, the engagement is assured by theoperator pressing upon the upper part of the forward closed end of theclosure member, or at least as far up the middlepart against which thehub description that upon returning the roll to the container whilethe'closure remains proof the roll engageabecause this insures theclosure being tilted downward slightly, or affected with a slightlydownward tilting tendency, by reason of the elastic forward thrust ofthe roll against said forward end of the closure which in such slighttilting action fulcrums over the point of pressure of the operatorsfinger thereupomthe pressure of the roll against the inner side of theclosure end being slightly below such point of pressure of the fingerand thus tending to hold the closure downward againstthe bot tom of thecontainer, and insuring the engagement "of the two catch members witheach other.

I claim:

1. In a container for music rolls or the like, a tubular outer memberhaving a'cl'osed end and an open end, an open-topped closure adapted totelescope in the open end of the outer member; a catch member mounted onthe bottom of the closure consisting of a thin strip having its forwardend r cessed over part of 'llJS, width to leave the end ed 'e )rotrudinoover the remainder of 2:; l a V v width; a co-operating catch memberSEDQ mounted on the inner side of the bottom of the outer member of thecontainer, said comayextend from theunder side of the first mentionedcatch member through the recess in the front edge thereof and forward toprotrude for manual engagement at the front end of the closure, and aspring in the rear end of the outer member of the container foryieldingly thrusting the music roll forward against the forward end ofthe closure to yieldingly hold the two catch members in engagement.

2. In the construction defined in claim 1, the second mentioned catchmember extending across the entire width of the outer member of thecontainer, and having its ends upbent and secured to the vertical sidesof the container outer member for reinforcing the corners'of said outermember.

3. In the construction defined in claim 1, said second mentioned catchmember being made of sheet metal strips slitted at two transverse linesfrom its rear edge for-' wardly partly-across its width and having thepart between said slits folded downwardly and further wrapped around thebody of the strips and terminating at the upper side projectingrearwardlyfor forming the engaging lip of said catch member.

l. In the construction defined in claim 1 a check strap to limit thewithdrawal of the closure member, said check strap being at the upperside of the bottom of the container, and attached by the, engagement ofits ends in transverse slits in the bottoms respectively, ofthecontainer outer member and the closure and folded up against theunder side of said bottoms respectively secured thereto.

5. A container for music rolls and the like consisting of a tubularouter member having a closed end and an open end; an open-top closuremember adapted to telescope in the open end of the outer member;co-operating catch members, one mounted on the bottom of the outermember having an inwardly or rearwardly projecting engaging lip, and theother mounted on the bottom of the closure member having a forwardly oroutwardly projecting lip forengaging the inwardly or rearwardlyprojecting lip of the other member; and a lug adapted to be pulled forwithdrawing the closure connected thereto at a point from which it mayextend forwardly of the first mentioned catch member and protrude formanual engagement at the front end of the closure,-

and means operating on the closure member when at content-enclosingposition for yieldingly urging said closure member inopeuing directionto hold the catch members in engagement, whereby withdrawal of theclosure member to open position, may be efiected by pressing the closuremember inwardly against said yielding means and simultaneously pullingupon the lug.

6. A container comprising an outer tubular member having an open end; anopen top closure -member telescoped into said open end member;co-operating catches on the inner side of the tubular member and theouter side of the closure member projecting for engagement-with eachother respectively forwardly or outwardly and rearwardly or inwardlywith respect to the container; a lug for withdrawing the closure membersecured to the bottom of the same and extending out under the catchmember of the closure, and a check strap for limiting the outer member,means for withdrawing the closure member; and a check strap for limitingits withdrawal extending along the under side of the bottom of thecontainer outer member and attached by engagement of its ends intransverse slots in the bottoms respectively of'the container outermember and the closure and folded up against the under sides of saidbottoms respectively and secured thereto.

8. A container of the character indicated consisting of a tubular outermember hav-, ing an open end, a closure having an in wardly open endadapted to telescope in the open end of the outer member, and co-operating catch members, one mounted on the inner sides of the bottom of theouter member having an inwardly orrearwardly proj ecting lip normallyoverhanging and spaced upwardly from said bottom, the other mounted onthe under side of the bottom Of' the closure member having a forwardlyor inwardly projecting'lip normally spaced downwardly from said bottomfor engaging under the upwardly spaced lip of the first mentioned catch.

9. A container for music rolls and the like, consisting of a tubularouter member having an open end; an open-topped closure member adaptedto telescope in the open end of an outer member; co-operating catchmembers, one mounted on the bottom of the outer member having aninwardly or rearwardly projecting lip and the other mounted-on thebottom of the closure memher having a forwardly or outwardly projectinglip for engaging under the rearwardly projecting lip of the other catchmember: means for causing such engagement when the closure member hasbeen telescoped into closing position in the tubular member; :1 lugadapted to be pulled" means for engaging the lip of the catch of e forWithch'mving the closure member, 0011- the closure member under the lipof the nected thereto at a point from which it may catch of the outermember.

extend under and forwardly of the first men- In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set 5 tioned catch .member and over the second my hand atChicago, Illinois, "hisBd day mentioned catch member so as to be tuckedof May, 1920. 7

under the latter by the operation of the CHARLES S BURTON.

